Hey, we met at the fins game the other night-parked next to each other and sat in the same row.
I wanted to make contact, show you what we do in case you or your customers may need this kind of work someday.
You can check our website, but we service and install Wesmar bow thrusters and stabilizers, ZF Mathers electronic controls, Cruiseair a/c, Uline, Subzero and Norcold appliances, Lewmar windlasses, etc. We are affiliated with the BOW stores and DS Hull Co. if you know of them.
I may miss the Houston game, if I’m not there, see you at the Denver game (if you have season tickets that is). I bought season tickets off of Ebay this year.
Thanks so much, Carl. I am glad that you found my video useful. I went out to your site and happy that there is someone out there offering similar quality advise.
Hi Capt. Steve,
I’m trying to know if there’s a simple way to clean or maintenance the fuel tabks of a small boat with aluminium tanks, no more than 150gln each tank.
In Panama the fuel is not so clean, and sometimes owner’s let them go down so much deterioring the fuel inyectors and line due the fuel polution.
Is it any way or equipment for this labor?, where can I buy it?
I hope you ca help me with this question,
Best Regards,
JESUS GODOY
Maritime Works S.A.
Cel. (507) 6931-0118
Panama City, Panama
Hi Jesus,
The process is call Fuel Polishing.
It is a pretty simple process when you have the right equipment. We do it all the time on Diesel tanks because algae growth in hot environments is a major concern.
A filter is set up with a pump. A hose runs from the tank to the filter and back in. As the filter clogs up, it is cleaned/replaced. The return hose is used to stir up the fuel to make sure that the bottoms get cleaned. The fuel just keeps recycling until you see that the filters are clean. In most cases, with diesel fuel, we will suck the fuel out of the tank into a “Bladder” to be sure to get to the Algae floating on the top of the fuel. Then the Bladder fuel is filtered back into the tank. This cost of this process for both Gas and Diesel fuel is far less than the cost of repairs to the engines, not to mention the safety factors involved with being out on the ocean and having the engines shut down.
I would have to think that in Panama and other countries, that this would be a good investment for business. There are several companies that sell the equipment.
My recommendation is to Google “Fuel Polishing” to find those companies and request information on pricing.
I hope this answers your question.
Capt Steve,
Hey, we met at the fins game the other night-parked next to each other and sat in the same row.
I wanted to make contact, show you what we do in case you or your customers may need this kind of work someday.
You can check our website, but we service and install Wesmar bow thrusters and stabilizers, ZF Mathers electronic controls, Cruiseair a/c, Uline, Subzero and Norcold appliances, Lewmar windlasses, etc. We are affiliated with the BOW stores and DS Hull Co. if you know of them.
I may miss the Houston game, if I’m not there, see you at the Denver game (if you have season tickets that is). I bought season tickets off of Ebay this year.
Take care,
Jim
Jim Monroe
General Manager
Yacht Equipment & Parts,Inc.
Phone : 954-463-7222
email : jmonroe@bowboat.com
http://www.yachtequipmentandparts.com
Steve-
I saw your video on how to tie up a boat and linked to it in a blog post of mine here: http://wp.me/p1uSGu-3O. I hope you don’t mind!
Thanks,
– Carl
Thanks so much, Carl. I am glad that you found my video useful. I went out to your site and happy that there is someone out there offering similar quality advise.
Safe boating!
Hi Capt. Steve,
I’m trying to know if there’s a simple way to clean or maintenance the fuel tabks of a small boat with aluminium tanks, no more than 150gln each tank.
In Panama the fuel is not so clean, and sometimes owner’s let them go down so much deterioring the fuel inyectors and line due the fuel polution.
Is it any way or equipment for this labor?, where can I buy it?
I hope you ca help me with this question,
Best Regards,
JESUS GODOY
Maritime Works S.A.
Cel. (507) 6931-0118
Panama City, Panama
Hi Jesus,
The process is call Fuel Polishing.
It is a pretty simple process when you have the right equipment. We do it all the time on Diesel tanks because algae growth in hot environments is a major concern.
A filter is set up with a pump. A hose runs from the tank to the filter and back in. As the filter clogs up, it is cleaned/replaced. The return hose is used to stir up the fuel to make sure that the bottoms get cleaned. The fuel just keeps recycling until you see that the filters are clean. In most cases, with diesel fuel, we will suck the fuel out of the tank into a “Bladder” to be sure to get to the Algae floating on the top of the fuel. Then the Bladder fuel is filtered back into the tank. This cost of this process for both Gas and Diesel fuel is far less than the cost of repairs to the engines, not to mention the safety factors involved with being out on the ocean and having the engines shut down.
I would have to think that in Panama and other countries, that this would be a good investment for business. There are several companies that sell the equipment.
My recommendation is to Google “Fuel Polishing” to find those companies and request information on pricing.
I hope this answers your question.